Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not trustworthy.
A Conservative Version
If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.
American Standard Version
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
If I testify about myself, my testimony is not [considered] true.
Anderson New Testament
If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not worthy of credit.
Common New Testament
"If I bear witness of myself, my testimony is not true.
Daniel Mace New Testament
if I testified of my self, my testimony would be suspected.
Darby Translation
If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.
Godbey New Testament
If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true.
Goodspeed New Testament
"If I testify to myself, my testimony is not true.
John Wesley New Testament
If I testify of myself, my testimony is not valid.
Julia Smith Translation
If I testify of myself, my testimony is not true.
King James 2000
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
Modern King James verseion
If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Moffatt New Testament
If I testify to myself, then my evidence is not valid;
Montgomery New Testament
"If I bear testimony concerning myself, my testimony is not valid.
NET Bible
"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
New Heart English Bible
"If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.
Noyes New Testament
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Sawyer New Testament
If I testify of myself my testimony is not true.
The Emphasized Bible
If, I, bear witness, concerning myself, my witness, is not, true.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If I bear testimony to myself, my testimony is not trustworthy;
Webster
If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true.
Weymouth New Testament
"If I give testimony concerning myself, my testimony cannot be accepted.
Williams New Testament
"If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is of no force,
World English Bible
"If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.
Worrell New Testament
If I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is not true.
Worsley New Testament
If I alone bear witness of my self, my testimony is not true in law:
Youngs Literal Translation
'If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;
Themes
Receiving » Who did not receive jesus Christ
Scripture » The scriptures testifying of jesus Christ
Witness » Who is a witness of the lord
Interlinear
Martureo
Peri
Emautou
References
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 5:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Further Testimony About The Son
30 Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me. 31 If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true. 32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.
Cross References
John 8:13-14
So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.
John 8:54
Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
Revelation 3:14
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea say: These things says the true and certain witness, the head of God's new order: